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kayip esya burosu / lost and found

Yep. I said it. Steampunk Ottoman!
First of all, you need to forgive the crappy illustration. It's been a while since I did some drawing, and not having even a mouse (let alone a tablet) didn't help with the colouring either. Anyway. I skipped most of the accessories/steampunk details in the drawing but apart from that, this is what I have in mind more or less.

I'm planning to make a steampunk version of harem headpieces (like the ones you can see in the collage, bottom row, third and fifth image) with gears, chains and stuff. For the jewelry, I think I'm gonna try to make a miniature version of a resin covered steampunk jewelry (image numbered 3) with harem style (the image just above the pendant)

The jacket will be a mesh-up of the image numbered 4 and the yellow one in the middle of the collage. I'm hoping to be able to make that hand thingie as well, but we'll see how it goes. And for the corset, I'm thinking about something like image 6.

Now, the real issue. Although I've gathered so many bits
and pieces of fabrics and trims and other weeny materials over the
years, I've never really tried my hand at neither steampunk nor ottoman
style before. And I'm not sure if I actually have all the things I would
need to finish this project.
Soooo, any kind of donation (fabric,
scraps, trims, beads, old watches, watch pieces, chains... anything you
think that might fit the style, really) will be very much welcomed and
appreciated. And I'd like to send postcards with the lady to my donators
once she's finished and photographed :)

Oh, also, any kind of advice is also as welcomed and appreciated :)
For
those of you who really would like to help out but don't really have
any materials lying around, you can still help out via paypal.

references: 1: http://thesteamerstrunk.blogspot.cz/2010_09_01_archive.html2: http://digital-art-gallery.com/picture/22213: http://mjornaments.blogspot.cz/2011/10/steampunk-glitterfest.html4: http://www.freewebs.com/dragonflydesignsbyalisa/ottomansteampunk.htm5: http://www.deviantart.com/morelikethis/artists/148641739?view_mode=26: https://www.etsy.com/listing/93118820/22-waist-steampunk-underbust-explorer?ref=shop_home_active7: http://www.directiques.com/InvDetail.asp?id=1007&doFrame=1images I used for the headpiece reference are from the Turkish tv series "muhtesem yuzyil"(I couldn't find the original source for the images which are not numbered. Let me know if you know the source)

Finally a post about actual puppets after long long time. This is Chloe. Completely handmade, including her itty bitty accessories. I don't really know how tall she is because I forgot to take measurements :/ But you can see her size more or less in the last photo. (I'll probably update this post after I measure her)
Oh and before I forget, she has joints in her shoulders, elbows, hips, knees and ankles.

It's been ages since my last post, I know. I will come back here too but since then, I can be found on instagram and tumblr. Oh, and this post is about the upcoming stop-motion puppet workshop this weekend in Istanbul.

Yep. I've been making books lately. Lots of them.It's either a fun way of procrastination or I actually found the meaning of life, universe and everything in book-making. Or at least I will once I have 42 books made ;)I'll put them for sale on my online store as soon as I manage to take proper photos.